Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hampton & Richmond & Farnborough face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Farnborough could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League South game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Braintree Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Hampton & Richmond form and stats
Hampton & Richmond was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Fa Trophy.Hampton & Richmond enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Chelmsford City's place. The match ended 2-0 with Block and Fernandez scoring.
Preceding that match was a Vanarama National League South defeat to Ebbsfleet United (1-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Richmond have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Hampton & Richmond have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Hampton & Richmond have scored {1 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Farnborough form and stats
Farnborough was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 2nd round last season.Farnborough are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Braintree Town.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Dartford in the Vanarama National League South.Farnborough are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Slough Town in just three days.
Farnborough played five friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In these five matches Farnborough scored 11 and conceded {6 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Hampton & Richmond have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) versus Farnborough.Top Goalscorers
  T. Block 5 goals |  T. Wood 4 goals |  H. Kasimu 4 goals |
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| Hampton & Richmond | Farnborough | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 41 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 23% | ||
| 8.5 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
